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What I Love About You, Mom
Jan.05.2013

David and I will be celebrating the release of our eight guided journal this March, just in time for Mother's Day.

What I Love About You, Mom (Kate and David Marshall, Plume-Penguin, 2013)

Your Mom is one of the most important people in your life–here’s your chance to tell her.

What I Love About You, Mom provides a personal and heartfelt way to tell your mother just how much you appreciate all that she has done for you. With writing prompts, checklists, and space for photos and drawings, this journal celebrates all that is unique and wonderful about your relationship. It’s a gift she will cherish forever.

Sections include: Early Days; Admiring You; Appreciating You; Enjoying Us; and My Wishes for You

Sample Prompts:
Here’s a picture of us when I was young…
I used to love it when you…
My favorite food that you make is…
I hope I’ve inherited half your…
It meant a lot to me when you…
Thank you for not…
Here’s something I wish we could do more often…
Two things I especially look forward to in our future…
If I could take you anywhere in the world, I’d take you to…

Kate's Latest Blogs

May.10.2013 - 3:51 pm
THE LANYARD by Billy Collins The other day I was ricocheting slowly... off the blue walls of this room, moving as if underwater from typewriter to piano, from bookshelf to an...
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May.10.2013 - 12:10 pm
Erma Bombeck is my all-time favorite humorist when it comes to the subject of motherhood, but not the only one to capture the essence of motherhood nicely. With both Mother's Day...
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Mar.23.2013 - 3:07 pm
On the eve of the publication of a gift journal for moms - WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU, MOM - I asked some folks to tell me something wonderful about their moms. Here are their...
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Mar.05.2013 - 9:53 am
I'm a relatively new fan of semicolons; maybe I've been afraid of using them incorrectly. I've set a goal of using them more frequently; this post is an example of how hard I...
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Comments from Kate

May.14.2013 - 4:47 pm
In response to: Tiger moms: Don't Turn Your Kids into Robots
now
I'm curious about now. Do you make time for daydreaming and self-discovery "in your room" now that you're grown? Or do...
May.14.2013 - 8:39 am
In response to: A Fisherman on the Subway
Eva: "Honey, I swear I went to work today. I just smell like fish because of the shark I sat next to on the train...
May.14.2013 - 8:31 am
In response to: I Want My Mother Back.
Two quotes come to mind when reading your raw tribute: "A mom forgives us all our faults, not to mention one or...
May.11.2013 - 7:24 pm
In response to: A beautiful reading
Love her transformation in your eyes. The older I get, the more I understand that we get more beautiful and glorious...
May.07.2013 - 9:03 am
In response to: A Fisherman on the Subway
Sometimes the worst things (sharks) make the best stories. But you're right, I guess one shark story is enough. Part of...

Published Reviews

What I Love About You, Mom
May.10.2013
Published by Post-Gazette.com
Having trouble finding just the right words to use to tell Mom how much she means to you? Let authors Kate and David Marshall help.  In "What I Love about You, Mom" ($14,...